School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.06 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2025, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burundi stood at 1.06 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burundi peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4757 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Burundi 83rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4757 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4898 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5391 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5727 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5806 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5969 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6179 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6149 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6201 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6116 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6434 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6681 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6884 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7183 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7568 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7801 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7864 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8097 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.791 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7838 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8037 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8244 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8723 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9257 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9467 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9555 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9682 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9707 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9919 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9997 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5533 GPIA | 0.4757 GPIA | 0.6179 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.678 GPIA | 0.6116 GPIA | 0.7801 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7927 GPIA | 0.7838 GPIA | 0.8097 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8335 GPIA | 0.8037 GPIA | 0.8723 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9721 GPIA | 0.9257 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,226 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burundi was 1.06 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4757 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Burundi ranks 83rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release